J. Neil Carmelo Garcia is a Filipino writer, professor, and cultural critic.
Garcia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas in 1990, graduating magna cum laude.
[citation needed] He then earned a Master of Arts in Comparative literature in 1995 and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Studies: Creative Writing in 2003 from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
[1] Garcia has authored several poetry collections and works in literary and cultural criticism.
[3] He is currently a professor of English, Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at the College of Arts and Letters at the University of the Philippines Diliman,[1] where he also serves as a fellow for poetry of Likhaan, also known as the UP Institute of Creative Writing.